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• Business & Finance: Chrysler Motors
  Jan. 7, 1929
  (See front cover) Last July, in a matter of fact sort of way, Walter P. Chrysler offered the public a new automobile called the Plymouth. On the thirtieth day of that month, Dodge Bros, stockholders approved a $160,000,000 deal which turned over their business to the Chrysler Corp. The Dodge company included Graham Bros., big ...
• Business: Confidences Published
  Dec. 16, 1935
  Last week the Securities & Exchange Commission trampled heavily on a most acute business bunion by publishing a list of high-salaried men of business. The salaries had been filed with the request that they be considered confidential, but SEC rated them as matters of public interest and therefore not to be concealed. Date of publication ...
• National Affairs: Peace & Automobiles
  Feb. 22, 1937
  At 6 o'clock one evening in Detroit's Hotel Statler, John L. Lewis shook his bushy head and sat up in bed to take his medicine. His secretary put a spoonful in his mouth. Mr. Lewis swallowed and made a face. He had influenza. Shortly a man left the sickroom. Newshawks in the corridor crowded around ...
• Autos: Product of the System
  May. 18, 1962
  (See Cover) With investor confidence at its lowest ebb since Dwight Eisenhower's heart attack and Big Board stock prices falling $6 billion in one day's trading, Wall Street last week was a cheerless place for anyone trying to peddle large blocks of stock. So discouraging was the atmosphere that long-scheduled sales of stock in two ...
• National Affairs: Alarums & Excursions
  Jan. 25, 1937
  "It may be necessary for me to go to Detroit," said Madam Secretary Perkins, looking anxiously down her nose. Cause of her anxiety was an all-night fracas between police and strikers in the General Motors strike at Flint, Mich, which had sent a score of casualties to the hospital (TIME, Jan. 18). Not anxious but ...

General Motors Blog Posts

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  Surprise! GM and Chrysler won't be able to pay us back
  Sep. 9, 2009
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  Not Satisfied with Your Car? Get a Full Refund within 60 Days
  Sep. 11, 2009
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  GM Starts Selling Cars on eBay: Should You "Buy It Now"?
  Aug. 11, 2009
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  GM wants to be an eBay Power Seller
  Aug. 10, 2009
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  Will the new GM escape the curse of the old?
  Jul. 10, 2009

General Motors Photo Essays & Graphics

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  Detroit: Now a Ghost Town

  Once a crowded urban center, Detroit has become a large city with many buildings and too few people. By mid-2008, its population had dropped to 912,062, about half the number of residents in 1950
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  GM's Eight Great Hopes for 2010

  GM's new line includes a muscle car, a hybrid pickup, several crossover vehicles and the battery-powered Volt. Will it be enough to woo customers? Click through and decide for yourself

General Motors TIME Covers

• Jun 01, 1953
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• Sep 24, 1945
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• Jan 18, 1937
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